CVE-2004-1746
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Code Snippet Library allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) cat_select or (2) show parameters.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in PHP Code Snippet Library allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) cat_select or (2) show parameters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.60% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 August 2004
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- php code snippet library/php code snippet library
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109340580218818&w=2
- http://nikyt0x.webcindario.com/0001.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11038Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17108
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109340580218818&w=2
- http://nikyt0x.webcindario.com/0001.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11038Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17108
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.